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What is the cooling source for convection in the mantle?

• the Crust
• the Mantle
• the Core

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All of the carbon in existence is continually recycled in the carbon cycle

• True
• False

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Soil is made of

• weathered rocks and minerals
• dead plants and animals
• air and water
• all of the above

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This is the continuous process of rock changing from one type to another.

• Igneous rocks

• Sedimentary rocks

• Metamorphic rocks

• Rock Cycle

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How does a metamorphic rock become an igneous rock?

• Heat and pressure

• Melting and cooling

• Weathering/Erosion and Cementation

• Cycle

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Which material is being broken down through weathering and erosion?

• Igneous

• Magma

• Sediments

• Sedimentary

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What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

• Erosion breaks down the rocks, and weathering carries the broken pieces away.

• Erosion carries broken pieces away, and weathering builds the pieces back up into another land mass.

• Weathering carries broken pieces away, and erosion builds the pieces back up into another land mass.

• Weathering breaks down rocks, and erosion carries the broken pieces away.

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What are the four soil components?

• Sand, rock, humus, air
• Rock, humus, air, water
• Rock, humus, roots, water
• Rock, humus, animals, plants

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What is happening in the picture?

• layers of the Earth are changing positions

• the inner and outer core are solid

• convection currents are causing the tectonic plates to move

• the mantle is growing

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According to the diagram, what process is shown by letter A?

• extrusion

• erosion

• crystallization

• intrusion

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